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US 6,718,661 B1Granted
Boom
OwnerGerald D. Millerinventor
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A new and improved appliance boom having opposite ends. One of the ends is adapted to be secured to the bucket of an articulated powered bucket loader. The other end is adapted to be secured to an appliance. The boom has means for guiding appliance control cables from end to end. At least one control cable having opposite ends is trained through the means. One of the control cable ends is attached to the appliance; the other of the control cable ends is attached to a control in the cab of the bucket loader to which the boom is attached. The appliance cradle may be secured to appliances ranging from crane pulleys, chain saws, and rotary drills, reciprocating saws, to other rotary or reciprocating equipment. The appliance boom may be secured to the bucket of a conventional bucket loader and unattached conveniently and stored when not in use.
An appliance boom having a plurality of structural members and opposite ends, one of said ends being adapted to be secured to the articulated powered appliance hitch of a conventional tractor, the other of said ends being secured to an appliance cradle, said boom having means for guiding control cables from end to end, and at least one control cable having opposite ends trained through said means, one of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to the trigger of said appliance, the other of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to a control lever in the cab of the tractor to which said boom is attached whereby an appliance may be secured to said boom and elevated above said tractor and operated therefrom, said means for guiding control cables from end to end being chosen from the group of guides consisting of spaced apart aligned eyelets, an elongated element having a passageway extending therethrough from end to end, a plurality of spaced apart segments of said elongated element and combinations thereof.
An appliance boom having a plurality of structural members and opposite ends, one of said ends being adapted to be secured to the articulated powered appliance hitch of a conventional tractor, the other of said ends being secured to an appliance cradle, said boom having means for guiding control cables from end to end, and at least one control cable having opposite ends trained through said means, one of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to the trigger of said appliance, the other of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to a control lever in the cab of the tractor to which said boom is attached whereby an appliance may be secured to said boom and elevated above said tractor and operated therefrom, said one end being adapted to be secured to said tractor by providing a plurality of bolt holes extending through said structural members of said boom, said holes being sized and spaced to be matched up with bolt holes in one end of a bucket having spaced apart opposite ends and secured to the articulated powered appliance hitch of said tractor through which bolts may be positioned thereby to secure said boom to said tractor so as to extend outwardly therefrom and be moved with said bucket.
An appliance boom having a plurality of structural members and opposite ends, one of said ends being adapted to be secured to the articulated powered appliance hitch of a conventional tractor, the other of said ends being secured to an appliance cradle, said boom having means for guiding control cables from end to end, and at least one control cable having opposite ends trained through said means, one of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to the trigger of said appliance, the other of said control cable ends being adapted to be attached to a control lever in the cab of the tractor to which said boom is attached whereby an appliance may be secured to said boom and elevated above said tractor and operated therefrom, said one end being adapted to be secured to said tractor by providing a plurality of bolt holes extending through said structural members of said boom, said holes being sized and spaced to be matched up with bolt holes in one end of a bucket secured to the articulated powered appliance hitch of said tractor through which bolts may be positioned thereby to secure said boom to said tractor so as to extend outwardly therefrom and be moved with said bucket, said structural members being secured in an end to relationship to form a box frame, said box frame being divided into a plurality of segments, said segments being pivotally connected together, said segments being moveable between a folded condition in front of said bucket and an extended condition from one end of said bucket, said segments having means between said segments for locking said segments in said extended position and for locking said segments in said folded position.
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